Complimentary Victory Lift

Introduction

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a Complimentary Victory Lift in the Hammer Editor.

The piston

First thing to do is to make the func_door.

You can use mini_piston_inside.mdl or you can copy the fake piston from the example map provided with Portal.

I'm using the fake piston for the tutorial, you may want to use the clipping_tool to cut the fake piston to the appropriate size. If you're using the model piston, then simply parent it to a func_door brush that is an appropriate size.

Place your piston where you want it and give it the following parameters:

Property Name	Value
Name	victory_lift
Delay Before Reset	0
Speed	25
Move Direction	(Use the top view to set this parameter) or Up or Down

Platform

Now you need something to stand on. Create a prop_dynamic and set its World Model to lift_platform.mdl or light_rail_platform.mdl and place it at the top of your piston.

Give the model the following parameters:

Property Name	Value
Name	victory_lift_model
Parent	victory_lift
World Model	lift_platform.mdl or light_rail_platform.mdl

Make sure to uncheck the Touch opens Flag.

Glass

You'll notice there is no glass to stand on, so go ahead and make a 116L x 116W x 2H block and texture it with glass/glasswindow_frosted_004 and place it where it should be. Set your grid size to 2 for easy placement.

The trigger

This tutorial assumes you have moderate knowledge of I/O's. Add the Outputs to those which apply.

Area trigger

Encase the desired area with a brush textured with the trigger texture. Tie it to a trigger_multiple and add the following outputs:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnEndTouchAll	victory_lift	Close	<none>	0.00	No
	OnStartTouchAll	victory_lift	Open	<none>	0.00	No

Button trigger

Add these outputs to both triggers on the button:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnEndTouchAll	victory_lift	Close	<none>	0.00	No
	OnStartTouchAll	victory_lift	Open	<none>	0.00	No

Switch Trigger

Add these outputs to the trigger on the switch:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnOut	victory_lift	Close	<none>	0.00	No
	OnPressed	victory_lift	Open	<none>	0.00	No

And now your Complimentary Victory Lift is done! Just compile and test for errors!

See also

• Portal Level Creation